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7. Fox News attacks Democratic politicians invoking reproductive justice when talking about climate change

Fox News has a long record of spreading misinformation about climate change and reproductive rights, but in 2019, the network used both issues to attack Democratic politicians as extreme.

During a CNN climate town hall in September, Democratic candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) responded to a question about the role of reproductive rights in climate policy by saying that the United States should eliminate the Mexico City Policy, which prohibits international organizations from receiving U.S. funding if they perform or refer patients for abortions, even though federal money is already prohibited from directly supporting abortion care.

Fox News host Jedediah Bila said on The Five that she found Sanders comments troubling because they were an indication that the Democratic Party has an audience for expanding abortion rights, which she repeatedly called extreme. On Special Report, Fox News contributor Mollie Hemingway quipped that there is something to be appreciated about the candor with which he displayed his eugenics and his support for eugenics. Hannity similarly asked during a segment on his show if Sanders sick, ugly, repulsive support for worldwide abortions to control populations in poor countries reflects the new Democratic Party.

Similarly, in November on The Ingraham Angle, The Federalists John Daniel Davidson attacked climate activists and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) for acknowledging peoples fears about having more children in response to the dangers of climate change. Davidson alleged such ideas were the same as supporting eugenics and claimed that progressives have always been having this conversation about how to control the population.

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Seven of the worst Fox News freakouts about abortion this year - Media Matters for America